OOC
Tidbits — March 11, 2007—
Welcome to Old Orchard Church!
We welcome you to our
worship. If you would like to find out more about Old Orchard & what we are
about, please fill out one of our visitor forms. Also, we invite you to use our
child care services for infants through children in kindergarten,
located in the church building’s basement.
Sunday School News
uMark in March
Class
meets at the Milligan House starting at 9:00 a.m. Hans will focus on Mark
8:22-9:9.
March 18: Mark
8:32-38. “The Cost of Discipleship”
March 25: Mark 9:1-9.
“The Glory of Christ and its Impact on the Disciples”
uNew Members Class
Meets at
Milligan House. Led by Ron Lutjens
Special Notice
Last week Jay Simmons’
mother, Ann Blackburn, described as a “picture of health”, passed away in
Kilgore, Texas. Jay is pastor of our daughter church, South City Church. Jay
& Jen left Wednesday to go to Kilgore. Pray for comfort for them.
Children’s Ministries
Nursery is offered for infants & children through
Kindergarten age. Our nurseries are in the church building’s basement.
·
Infants &
Toddlers Nursery for infants — 35
months begins at 10 a.m.
·
Preschool nursery: Begins at 10
a.m. for 3 & 4 year olds and 10:50 a.m. for 5 through K. Children ages 3
and 4 can be in the nursery at the beginning of worship, and then the older
children (5 through K) remain with their parents until 10:50 a.m.
·
Parents: please pick
up your children from the nurseries immediately after worship.
Children’s
Worship. Children grades 1-5
are dismissed at 10:50 a.m.
Easter Orchestra
I really need instrumentalists
for Easter!! If you play a band or orchestra instrument such as trumpet,
trombone, clarinet, flute, etc. please consider playing for Easter. You will
not be asked to play solo but would be a part of a larger group of musicians.
Talk to Greg Roig ASAP.
Flowers Wanted for Easter Morning (April 8)
Part of our tradition is to
decorate the sanctuary and parlor with spring flowers. We are looking
for people to bring flowers Easter morning, Sunday, April 8. If you can help,
please e-mail Cheryl Cook.
Fill an Easter Basket for a Kid!
We are providing 40 Easter Baskets again this year for children served
by Webster–Rock Hill Ministries. There are still baskets with instructions to
be taken to fill!
We include a coloring book “God Loves Me” with each basket and an
invitation to Old Orchard Church. Our baskets have been received well by the
recipients. All the baskets need to be back (filled!) on Sunday, March 25!
Children’s Art Show
You are invited
today to view the children’s art while enjoying food and fellowship. Hosted by
the Arts Ministry of Old Orchard Church. Thank you, Cayce Zavaglia, for
organizing this event. And thanks also go to Barb Winters for the labels on the
art pieces; Gary & Sylvia Mitchell for organizing the food; Carine Barrs
& Barb Winters who helped Cayce set the show up. And thanks, kids, for your
art! See also the handout available in the parlor.
Reminder:
Leaders Meeting
Tuesday, March 13, 7 p.m. at
Milligan House. Ministry Coordinators, Prayer Group Leaders, Elders &
Deacons, plan to be there!
Overture
The deadline for the
next Overture (our newsletter) is today for the next issue published
next Sunday.
Due to a variety of circumstances, we need substitute editors immediately!
Would you be willing to fill in once or twice in the next couple months? Please
let Durinda Hood or any of the editors know that you are interested.
—The Overture Editors: Jim Lowe,
Melissa Nelson, Susan O’Neal, Heather Sparkman
Men’s Bible Study
The Men’s Bible Study meets
Saturday, March 17 at 7:15 a.m., under the leadership of Hal Pendergrass. Men,
if you have questions, see Hal. Otherwise, just show up on the 17th at Milligan
House!
Photos
Our Welcoming Ministry photo
team is taking photos again this Sunday. See Annie Kuhn (N-Z) or Gretta Kraft
(A-M). We hope to get photos on a bulletin board and into a directory for your
use. We want everyone to get their photo taken. No hiding from the camera!
Update our OOC Directory
Please help us update our
OOC Directory. Check your listing on one of the clipboards in the parlor. If
you are new, please fill out a form. See Durinda Hood for questions.
Grace & Peace Winter Shelter Day
On March 18 [next Sunday!]
during Children’s Worship, children in 1st through 5th
grade will learn about the work of the Grace and Peace Winter Shelter. They will
pack sack lunches which will be given out to the women who stay at the Shelter.
Each child will decorate a sack and write a short note of encouragement or draw
a picture to be included with the lunch.
We need your help. You will find a list posted in the church foyer and
vestibule on which you can sign up to donate food for these lunches. Donated
food can be brought to the Milligan House kitchen by 10:00 am on Sunday, March
18.
Please call Mark Tucker at
680.3670 if you have any questions.
Bridal Shower
All OOC women are invited to
a bridal shower for Amy Kohl who will marry Jim Butz in April.
TO HONOR: Amy Kohl; WHERE: Milligan House
WHEN: Saturday, March 17, at 10 a.m.
HOSTESSES: Andrea Curry and Michelle Kraft
Amy and Jim are registered at Crate &
Barrel and Bed, Bath & Beyond. If your budget is tight you can contribute
to a group gift. Please give you contribution to Michelle or Andrea by today,
Sunday, March 11. It would be appreciated if you could bring something for the
refreshment table.
Please join your sisters-in Christ to
encourage Amy and celebrate the upcoming marriage of Amy and Jim!
Movies@Milligan House
Movie Night at Milligan
House will be Friday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. The movie to be shown is
“House of Sand and Fog”. All invited!
"House of Sand and
Fog ... is an intimate portrait of a painful truth, allowing sin to be carried
out to its natural and inevitable conclusion ... I left the theater very
sobered. Not only was grace more precious to me, but I realized that too often
I allow its beauty to numb my perception of sin rather than sharpen it." — Evan C. Derrick, Relevant Magazine
Movies@Milligan House are free and open to anyone (Christian or otherwise)
interested in watching and discussing movies. Complimentary pizza and child
care are provided. Please RSVP to Matt Philip by Wednesday, March 21 for child
care.
House Church
We will have House Church on
Wednesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at the church building for a special
concert given by two Hungarian believers and for a picture report from Rob and
Tünde Futo. Child care will be offered, but you need to sign up your child.
Katrina Rebuilding Team
Work in Biloxi continues in
rebuilding efforts after Katrina. Bob Bolitho, Site Manager in Biloxi, recently
wrote:
It is time for another report from the mission field of
Biloxi about how God is working through His church to rebuild lives that were
devastated by hurricane Katrina. Even though it is eighteen months after the
hurricane, there is still a tremendous need to rebuild more houses….It is very
rewarding to be able to see families move back into their homes. We finished work on five houses last
week. Also, last week a number of volunteers dined with two families who are
now living in homes rebuilt by our volunteers. God is certainly gracious….
You are invited to be part
of an OOC team to go to Biloxi May 3-7 to help with rebuilding work there. All
skill levels and all ages are welcome. Please sign up or contact the church
office (314.962.3795).
APARTMENT FOR RENT
4971/4973 Parker Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139
One bedroom apartment.
Off-street parking. Available April 1. $400/mo. Call Margaret Wilke at (314)
494-9238
Good Friday Hosts Wanted
We are looking for homes for our Good Friday meals. The menu is simple: Soup & Bread. Good Friday is April 6. We will worship after the meals on Good Friday at Old Orchard with our brothers and sisters in Christ from Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church. If you are interested in hosting or want more information before deciding, please contact Durinda in the church office.
Meals for the Cook Family
As part of Old Orchard’s
mercy ministry efforts, we are looking for people to provide meals for the Cook
family. Dorothy Woodson is organizing these meals. If you want to take a turn,
we ask that you e-mail Dorothy at hdwoodson@fastmail.fm.
—Durinda
Hood, Mercy Ministry Coordinator
Hospitality Wanted
The church office received a request from a young woman, Serena Rimer, who is looking for a free place to stay for a month (from the last week of April and May) while she looks for a teaching position in the area. She is a member of Grace PCA Church in Harrisburg, North Carolina. We talked to a member of their Session and confirmed her situation. She wants to move here to work as a teacher (she’s graduating this spring) & audit courses at Covenant Seminary. She hopes to eventually teach overseas.
If you are interested in possibly offering hospitality to this young woman, please call or e-mail the church office, and we will give you her contact information.
This week at the Grace & Peace Food Pantry...
Thanks for participating in our recent Food Drive!
Here’s the 3/2/07 report from the Food Pantry:
Thank you for your generous
donations. We are grateful that so many of you were able to participate in the
food drive. I've heard stories of our Old Orchard sisters sharing their pantry
bookmarks at the grocery store. Old Orchard donated a car load of groceries.
Please keep up the good work. This week [2/28] our 25 guests appreciated your
help. —Deb Eisenbraun for the
Food Pantry Team.
Foreign Mission Prayer Requests
Luciano and Luciene Pires
– Goiania, Brazil. Praise for the
safe birth of Pedro De Lopes Pires! Pray for the family as they adjust to their
fourth family member.
Bob and Shirley Woodson –
Lima, Peru. Pray for visits to
churches on the east coast as they present their work and raise needed support.
Rob and Tünde Futo –
Budapest, Hungary. Pray for their
visit to OOC House Church on March 28. With them will be two Hungarian
believers who will give a short piano concert.
Old Orchard Church Contact Info:
Church Office/Milligan House/639
Amelia: 314.962.3795
Church Building/640 Amelia: 314.961.6932
Ron Lutjens’ (Home) Study: 314.962.6196
Mark Tucker’s Office: 314.680.3670
Church Office Fax: 314.962.8285
Church Office E-mail: office@oldorchardchurch.org
Web Site: www.oldorchardchurch.org